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Hero Emblems II

Puzzle JRPG

Ratings

Age

13+

Category

Roleplaying

Languages

English

Hero Emblems II is a traditional Japanese-style RPG that blends side-scrolling adventure with strategic Match-3 combat. Set years after the original, players lead a new group of heroes known as the Night Chasers. As you traverse diverse landscapes, you will encounter challenging enemies that require tactical emblem matching to defeat. Each character possesses unique skills and ultimate abilities that can be unleashed by creating specific emblem combinations. With no in-app purchases or stamina gates, it offers a complete, console-quality experience on mobile.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

88/100

Hero Emblems II is a fantastic evolution of the match-3 RPG genre. Unlike many mobile games that feel like they're just trying to empty your wallet, this feels like a premium JRPG experience that just happens to use a puzzle board for combat. The story is surprisingly engaging, following a group of retired heroes called 'Night Chasers' as they navigate a world filled with conflict and old wounds.

The tactical depth is where it really shines. You aren't just matching gems randomly; you have to carefully manage your characters' skills, timing your defense emblems to block incoming boss attacks and chaining powerful magic combos. The world map is expansive and rewards exploration, making it a must-play for fans of the original or anyone looking for a deep, story-driven puzzle game.

Dinsun reviewed on: Tue Feb 24 2026

Features

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Deep JRPG storyline and character development

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Strategic Match-3 battle system

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Expansive world map with hidden dungeons

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Unique character skills and equipment upgrades

5

Premium experience with no ads or IAPs

6

Beautifully animated 2D art style

Tips & Walkthrough

Gameplays

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Q&A

While there are nods to the first game, Hero Emblems II features a new cast and a self-contained story that can be enjoyed by newcomers.

Ratings & Reviews

Best Match-3
Tue Nov 15 2022 anarakul

I played Puzzle Quest back in the day, and I’ve been playing Gems of War for 6 years. But this? This is absolutely the best match-3 I’ve ever played. Everything about this game is amazing, from the RPG, to the matching game, to the art. I don’t know how good the story is going to be, as I’m not that far yet, but frankly I don’t care; you don’t come to a match-3 game for the story, but even still what’s presented so far is better than most attempts. I will probably look up the precursor title after I’m done with this one (but I hope it will take a while to finish). I sincerely hope that there will be a sequel to this. This is easily the best money I’ve ever spent on a phone game. I wish more developers would sell games instead of resorting to ads and micro-transactions, and it’s exciting that this game doesn’t have any of those issues. Pure offline goodness, so you can easily play on a plane. Kudos to the developers; I’m grateful for this gem!

iCloud sync
Fri Mar 08 2024 MisterYES

One of the things i liked in first game is that possibility to after deleting it from the device for whatever reason, but after deciding to reinstall it, you can pickup where you stopped, because it’s being iCloud synced. No progress loss. This one, even though the “iCloud sync” option is visibly checked and i can see it uses space on iCloud account just as fist version - just can’t. I tried few times. Somehow seems now it’s only works for switching devices while it’s installed on at least one i guess? 😒 Edited; fixed and improved generally. Great 👍🏻

Ruined by poor localization job
Thu Aug 04 2022 the hamburglars

Let me start off by saying I loved the first Hero Emblems game. Seeing the sequel finally release after so many years in development was an amazing surprise. And honestly, aside from the random encounter rate being somewhat obnoxious, the gameplay is perfectly serviceable. ...but it's honestly difficult to get through the cutscenes when the translation is marred by incorrect grammar, weird word choice, and bad writing in general. I'd be perfectly content unlocking traits, getting better gear, and running around the map finding secret chests if not for the godawful story that fails to live up to its (cliched) potential. One of the characters in particular grates on my nerves but that's a matter of personal preference. With the new skip button added, you can enjoy the match-3 strategy and ignore the plot.

✨ The greatest Match-3 game ever ✨
Fri Jun 24 2022 Saber Altria

No that's not an exaggeration. This truly is the best of any match-3 game you'll ever find. Beautifully animated, gorgeous backgrounds, JP voiced, fun / strategic gameplay mechanics, great music, fun story. It has it all. Hero Emblems 1 was already the best Match-3 game ever and this just improves on it. This game was many years in the making and it doesn't disappoint. BUY THIS GAME and support high quality premium game releases. No gacha, no ads, no iap, pure offline experience. The price is a steal. This is one game you definitely don't want to miss! Thank you Heatpot Games!

Great
Sun Jun 26 2022 urban083

It’s better than the original and I loved the original and it improves upon it every way. I haven’t had to grind much and even when a boss seems impossible I happen to pull a win out most of the time because you are able to switch out downed characters and let them recover. It’s a match three so obviously there is luck involved. About ten hours in and I’m having a blast

Balancing
Thu Nov 23 2023 BillyDupris123

Devs: Google it. You cant have a dungeon that is possible to breeze through but then have the boss one-hit total party kill you. Same problem with the last game. Hard, thousand-foot difficulty wall after all the fun I’ve had up to that point. BALANCE YOUR GAME SO THAT ITS POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE. It’s not skill - its luck in addition to wildly disadvantageous math behind the scenes resulting in literally DOZENS OF HOURS wasted getting cheesed by this random boss. If there are no possible matches, I can’t exactly put out the NINETEEN fires the boss starts on my board with every single hit. Your game is not possible to complete. Let me at the very least have a chance. I paid you money! Make your game playable!

Best one yet
Sun Oct 23 2022 creativelvis

This is, by far, the best title matching game in the App Store. The first one is a good game, but the improvements made on this one take it to a completely new level. The games looks and play great. A lot more options for character customization were added and having a large selection of characters that can switch in and out of battle are very welcome additions. Excellent game. Worth every $.

I Love It
Mon Jun 27 2022 901Naledge

I really enjoyed Emblem Heroes 1 but I always wondered if there was a second game how would they expand and grow tue game. Haven't played the EB 2 for a few days I can say this is one of my favorite match 3 game, right next to Sdorica. New characters, super attacks, better combo system, and a pretty cool storyline. As of now I'm still in the first island but if the quality continues i can't wait to see what else is in store.

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